Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense traps, present participle trapping, past tense, past participle trapped
1N-COUNT (捕鸟兽的)陷阱,罗网,夹子,捕捉器 A trap is a device which is placed somewhere or a hole which is dug somewhere in order to catch animals or birds. (捕鸟兽的)陷阱,罗网,夹子,捕捉器
2VERB 设陷阱捕捉 If a person traps animals or birds, he or she catches them using traps. 设陷阱捕捉
The locals were encouraged to trap and kill the birds. [VERB noun]
4VERB 诱骗;使上当;使中计 If you trap someone into doing or saying something, you trick them so that they do or say it, although they did not want to. 诱骗;使上当;使中计
Were you just trying to trap her into making some admission?. [VERB noun + into]
你刚才是想诱使她供认吗?
She had trapped him so neatly that he wanted to slap her. [VERB noun]
11PHRASE 落入陷阱;陷入误区 If someone falls into the trap of doing something, they think or behave in a way which is not wise or sensible. 落入陷阱;陷入误区
Many people fall into the trap of believing that home decorating must always be done on a large scale.
很多人错误地认为家居装修总是要大动一番干戈。
It's a trap too many people fall into.
太多人都掉进了这个陷阱中。
12PHRASE 住嘴;闭嘴 If someone tells you to shut your trap or keep your trap shut, they are telling you rudely that you should be quiet and not say anything. 住嘴;闭嘴 [informal, rude]
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VERB.
avoid a trap, caught in a trap, fall into a trap, set a trap136